Sharrie Williams, author of The Maybelline Story, is an original descendant of the Maybelline family. Her Great uncle, Tom Lyle Williams, founded the Maybelline Co in 1915. Family photos, stories and memorabilia further expand the Maybelline Saga.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

The Cadillac Cowboy, Tom Mix, pulled in $17,000 a week in the 1920's and was every little boys, Western Hero.

Bill Williams dressed like Tom Mix, with his new wheels, in 1930.

Noel Allen Williams dressed like Tom Mix, with his famous white hat, 1930.

Cowboy Noel, getting ready to shoot em up in the Old West with his cousin Bill, in 1930.

Maybelline cousin's, kid's, love Roy Rogers in the 1950s.

Maybelline Cousins in the 1950's - like their parents in the 1930's - loved to dress up like Cowboys and Cowgirls.

Roy Rogers, and Dale Evans were the King and Queen, of Saturday morning TV, from 1951 - 1957, most every girl and boy in America

had their own cowboy or cowgirl costume.

Here I am at my 6th Birthday, sitting on my dad, Bill Williams lap - a little amped on sugar it looks like - with my little sister Donna, sitting quietly on our grandfather, Andy Mac Donald's lap, while my grandmother Elna - who never wore eye makeup - smiles for the camera. Notice the Lucite coffee table, sofa and Hawaiian drapes. They came from the Villa Valentino, after it was destroyed, when the Hollywood freeway took it in 1951.

Trigger rides again, as Roy and Dale give a big Cowboy shout out, in the Old West. In 1954, all I wanted was a baby sister and brother, while Donna on the other hand, wanted a horse, just like Trigger.

Sharrie and Donna, Cowgirls to the core.

My cousin's, Chuck, (aka, BB1,) and Nancy, Noel Allen Williams, kids, were the little Roy and Dale, of the family, and like us, they were crazy about Saturday morning television, on those tiny TV sets in the early 1950's.

During the early 1950's, Maybelline began showing Before and After, commercials, on network stations and it was a really big deal for our family when one came on.